Overview
- Waters affirmed he made the posthumous criticisms of Ozzy Osbourne and argued he does not have to admire every rock act.
- He rejected a request to apologize to Sharon Osbourne and labeled her a “fierce Zionist” whom he tied to an “Israeli lobby.”
- The controversy traces to a prior interview in which he said he did not care for Osbourne’s music or Black Sabbath and mocked his TV persona.
- Jack Osbourne condemned Waters as “pathetic and disconnected,” Sharon rebuked him on the family podcast, and a satirical T‑shirt mocked Waters and The Wall.
- In the same conversation, Waters defended Iran, said Vladimir Putin had tried to avoid harming civilians in Ukraine, criticized President Donald Trump, and suggested he might move from the United States.